When Conor McGoldrick joined John Portch for this Keiser Podcast, he spoke of learning from other disciplines and how that happens in both an unstructured and structured way.

The Head of Strength & Conditioning at Red Bull’s Athlete Performance Center in Salzburg is describing the learning opportunity provided by the interdisciplinary work that goes on around the organisation’s 850-plus athletes across four football clubs, two hockey teams, and approximately 250 sporting disciplines.

“The unstructured way is almost like a child and you are learning just by being there from practitioners who are better [in their field] than you,” he says.

“Then there’s this more structured approach where you actively seek opportunities to observe and have questions asked of you; and I think with that understanding it makes that interdisciplinary work easier.”

Conor is the first guest on this three-part series looking at Strength & Conditioning through a leadership lens.

On the conversational agenda were:

• Athletes’ biggest S&C concerns [9:00];
• Knowing when to keep your counsel [12:15];
• The link between behaviours and success [21:50];
• The gamification of training [25:00].

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